Dare to be a Green Witch

Ehris Urban, owner of Grounded Holistic Wellness, believes, If you're grounded, you can navigate even the bumpiest roads in peace. She grew up in a family passionate about holistic medicine. Ehris is a master herbalist and holistic nutritionist, and graduate of the New England School of Homeopathy. Additionally, Ehris is a Flower Essence Therapy practitioner. She became interested in Reiki as a teenager and attained Reiki Master certification at age 17. Ehris is also an Ingham Method reflexologist. She holds a B.A. in Anthropology/Sociology and is a certified ESL teacher. Ehris enjoys beekeeping, tending her organic vegetable and herb gardens, and working in her apothecary. As Grounded Goodwife, Ehris and her mom, Velya, teach a variety of workshops and presentations at their 1770 Woodbury, Connecticut farmhouse, as well as at other venues. Velya Jancz-Urban lives her life by the adage, There is no growth without change. Zany and gregarious, she is a teacher, public speaker, author, former Brazilian dairy farm owner, and expert on New England's colonial women. Moving into a foreclosed 1770 farmhouse ignited Velya's interest in the colonial era. She became obsessed with colonial women and created an entertainingly-informative presentation, The Not-So-Good Life of the Colonial Goodwife. As the Grounded Goodwife duo, Velya and her daughter Ehris offer a variety of historic/holistic workshops and seminars. Velya has a few too many rescue dogs and cats, is happiest with a fresh stack of library books, loves thrift shops, and is passionate about alternative medicine. She runs an education program called How Cool Is That?! (Hands-On Science and History), and she believes that hands-on learning is for everyone. Velya and Ehris' mother/daughter memoir, How to Survive a Brazilian Betrayal (Green Writers Press, May 2019), reveals how the duo were grounded, lost everything, became a powerful mother/daughter team-and better versions of themselves.

Contents

Disclaimer xiii

Introduction 1

Part One: Health and Wellness
Chapter One: Fire Cider and Other Germ-Fighting Concoctions … 17
Chapter Two: The Bare Bones … 53
Chapter Three: Feverishly Fermenting … 81
Chapter Four: Herbal Infusions … 113
Chapter Five: Healthful Decadence: Liqueurs and Chocolates … 135
Chapter Six: Grounded Goodwife Pantry Essentials: Part One … 151

Part Two: Natural Body Care
Chapter Seven: Facial Care … 161
Chapter Eight: Herbal Shampoo and Hair Rinse … 193
Chapter Nine: Unwinding … 207
Chapter Ten: Adios, Coco Chanel! Perfumes and Scents … 221
Chapter Eleven: Energy Cleansing … 235
Chapter Twelve: Grounded Goodwife Pantry Essentials: Part Two … 247

Conclusion 251

Glossary 257

Bibliography 259

Index 287